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Corey McDaniel was the founder of Seattle’s Theatre22 where he served as the Executive and Producing Artistic Director during their ten year lifespan. He is an award-winning director, actor, producer, teaching artist, voiceover professional, and a highly respected advancement and non-profit specialist. Originally from Texas, his career began as a dancer with the Lone Star Ballet. As an actor, he has worked throughout the US and internationally with credits ranging from stage to television to the big screen. His performance experiences have placed him in such reputable arenas as the Fox Theatres, the Hollywood Bowl, Theatro Sistina in Rome, and the Metropolitan Opera House of NYC. As a director, Corey has staged a wide variety of productions throughout Southern California, Japan, and the Puget Sound Region. His most recent director credits include Falsettos and Baskerville at Harlequin Productions,  The Merry Wives of Windsor with Seattle Shakespeare Company, and Nonsense and Beauty with Theatre22. While working as a touring dancer for pre-Broadway Disney Theatricals and Buena Vista, he doubled as an on-set acting coach for teens and young adults in Hollywood. He was a director and assistant choreographer for Children’s Theatre Experience (CTE) for seven years, working with young performers throughout Southern California. Corey aided in the creation of the professional actor training programs at The Actors Spot and Warner Laughlin Studios, where he continued on as a staff instructor. Corey has spent numerous years overseas performing and sharing American arts educational programs with foreign countries. He has directed, performed, and taught in Chihuahua & Mexico City, Mexico, Toronto, Canada, Rome, Italy, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto & Nagoya, Japan, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since moving to Seattle, Corey has also worked with several local companies and non-profits in PR, development, and marketing. He spent two and half years as the education director for GreenStage prior to stepping into the role of interim Artistic Director at Secondstory Repertory in 2011. He is also a co-founder and past Chair of the TPS Gregory Awards. Corey just concluded a post at Harlequin Productions as their Director of Development and is currently freelancing as a consultant for multiple non-profits in the region.